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Co stojí za šálkem čaje ze Šrí Lanky? Čaj a jeho vliv na rozvoj Šrí Lanky
Konášová, Bára
The diploma thesis What is Behind a Cup of Tea from Sri Lanka? The Tea and Its Impact on the Development Of Sri Lanka analyzes the impact of tea production and tea trade on the sustainable development of Sri Lanka. The thesis resides in a systematic literature review accompanied with personal knowledge gained whilst I conducted the field research. The thesis is divided into three parts: theoretical, analytical and a suggestion. The theoretical part describes the sustainable development. It also evaluates evolution and the development of Sri Lanka itself. Lastly, it traces the tea process from planting to selling. The second part analyzes environmental, social and economical impact of the tea production including the tea trade. Furthermore, it evaluates the tea influence on the sustainable development of Sri Lanka. The third part relates to the recommendation and suggestion based on the results of the analysis which may improve current tea situation in Sri Lanka.
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Komunitní turismus na Srí Lance
Šafaříková, Sabina
This diploma thesis deals with community based tourism in Sri Lanka and possibilities of development of concept in this country. In the first part of the thesis there are defined basic concepts of international tourism, thesis further describes the issue of rural community based tourism and the general profile of Sri Lanka. The second part deals with the level of development of community tourism in Sri Lanka and discusses the obstacles to the development of this concept. In the next part of the thesis a development project is proposed, which proposes a possible way to develop the concept of rural community tourism in Sri Lanka.
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India-Sri Lanka Conflicts in the Palk Strait
Benová, Adriana ; Hons, Pavel (advisor) ; Blecha, Vlastimil (referee)
(in English): This bachelor thesis deals with the disputes between India and Sri Lanka due to the unclear determination of international maritime borders already under British domination. As a result, the fishermen of both countries still enter illegally into the adjacent waters for fishing. The situation complicates not only the struggle for the uninhabited island of Katchchateevu, which has been a controversy for almost a century, but also the entry of a third non-state actor, represented by a terrorist (originally rebellious) organization of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which stirred up problems in the civil war in Sri Lanka. This terrorist organization threatened the security of the area and, as a result, the region was stagnating economically due to a lack of foreign investment. The work aimed to analyze the issues, find the roots of these disputes, present the proposals and measures that have been taken over the years to solve the situation, and finally to mention some solutions for the situation in which the two countries are located.
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Climate change impacts on population of Sri Lanka and adaptation strategies
Molnárová, Bára ; Stojanov, Robert (advisor) ; Siwek, Tadeusz (referee)
The main aim of the study is to analyse households' adaptation measures to the climate change and its impacts in Sri Lanka such as extreme weather events - especially floods, landslides, heavy rains, droughts or water deficiency. Another objective of this study is to identify how locals perceive climate change impacts, what they think the specific causes are, what the implications and consequences are and what are their impacts on their households in selected regions in Sri Lanka. I also tried to identify which changes of climate they personally observe (if any) and what they think about it. The case study is based on my research, which I realized in July - September 2016 in Sri Lanka. I focused on two neighbour districts: one of them is Anuradhapura district, which is on the northwest of the island and it is in the dry climatic zone of the island. The second district is Matale, which is located in highlands and there is more humidity. I examined the perception of local residents to changes in the climate, which is, whether they realize that changes are caused by the global climate change and that the situation will deteriorate further, or whether they have another explanation. In connection with this, I also examined whether they have any plans or predictions of the future and how they adapt for...
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Sri Lanka - Economy and Position in the International Tourism Market
Toncarová, Alena ; Abrhám, Josef (advisor) ; Jenčková, Jiřina (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the economy and the position of Sri Lanka in the international tourism market. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the performance of Sri Lankan economy and the country's position in the international tourism market. The thesis also concentrates on assessing the competitiveness of both the economy and the tourism industry. The development of the country is analyzed since the end of the civil war. The first chapter theoretically defines key concepts related to the issue of international tourism. The second chapter deals with the economy of Sri Lanka. Firstly, the structure of economy is introduced. Secondly, macroeconomic indicators and international trade are assessed and thirdly, the competitiveness of Sri Lankan economy is analyzed. The third chapter deals with tourism in Sri Lanka. After the presentation of tourism preconditions, the economic characteristics of the sector and of its impact on the national economy follow. The organizational structure and the tourism competitiveness are evaluated afterwards. Finally, SWOT analysis of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka is conducted.
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Separatist conflict: comparative study of Sri Lanka and Aceh, Indonesia
Bartošová, Kateřina ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kučera, Tomáš (referee)
The aim of the master thesis is to determine factors that contribute to peace settlement of separatist conflicts. It compares two separatist conflicts with different forms of termination. The Indonesian government signed a peace agreement with separatists in province of Aceh and offered them greater autonomy, whereas the government of Sri Lanka decided on military suppression of Tamil separatists. The analysis of the conflicts is based on six factors that are built on the study of Barbara Walter about the concept of reputation building. According to the concept, governments are less likely to go for peace settlement when facing more imperilling separatist groups, seeing that governments have to invest in reputation building. The comparative case study is based on following factors: potential future separatists, value of land currently under dispute, proportion of total population and territory, balance of power between separatists and government, political system with focus on democracy, degree of centralization/ federalism. The evidence seems to be strong that the theory of reputation building does not apply to selected cases because the peace settlement was achieved in Indonesia which has far more potential separatist groups than Sri Lanka. In conclusion, the thesis identifies following factors...
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Female Suicide Terrorism
Kellerová, Michaela ; Makariusová, Radana (advisor) ; Bureš, Oldřich (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the major themes of female suicide bombers in Chechen widows and Tamil Tigers. For my thesis I chose empirical- analytical methodology and methodology of comparative case studies. In both cases, the first studies dealing with the historical circumstances under which the group is established, the status and role of women in society there, leading motivation to attack their targets and then mention the most important examples of attacks perpetrated by members of the terrorist group. Research suggests that in neither case is not only one motive, but rather a multi-causal phenomenon. Black widows are predominantly motivated by religious and secular motives, specifically the personal motivation because of the death of a loved one, they want revenge. In Tamil Tigers is the main motive separatist when trying to get the rights for the Tamil minority and achieve an independent state of Eelam. Despite the geographical distance and differences in religion can be proportioned to find the same in both groups. Both groups can be seen as a gender dimension - women's efforts to deal with men.
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Portuguese attempt to settle Sri Lanka (1580-1630)
Staněk, Karel ; Skřivan, Aleš (advisor) ; Opatrný, Josef (referee) ; Wanner, Michal (referee)
This thesis deals with the Portuguese attempt to settle Sri Lanka in the period between 1580-1630. It analyses, at first, the origin of the colonization project which was a product of the transformation of the character of the Portuguese influence on the island in the transition of 16th and 17th centuries. This character has been changed from commerce oriented on conquest-oriented. At second, it finds the causes of decisive failure of Portuguese and their evaluation. It attempts to contextualize the events within the scope of Portuguese policy in Sri Lanka and within the overall context of the Portuguese expansion in the East. The events outside of the island were immensely important for the development in Sri Lanka because they contribute to the formation of military and political concepts as well as to take of specific decisions. In Sri Lanka, the Portuguese traded since 1506 when they for the first time stood on its shore, but, during the 16th century, they have been still more involved in the local political situation on the part of the Kingdom of Kotte. Finally, during the 80's and 90's of the 16th century, they decided to control the island. In a very short time, they gained under their direct or indirect control all island territories, except the Sri Lankan central plateau on which the...
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Using Carrots to Bring Peace? Negotiation and Third Party Involvement
Klimešová, Martina ; Plechanovová, Běla (advisor) ; Bureš, Oldřich (referee) ; Sjöstedt, Gunnar (referee)
Title: Using Carrots to Bring Peace? Negotiation and Third Party Involvement Author: Martina Klimesova 284 p. (+references and appendices) March 2011 How to make peace? This dissertation answers what impact third party incentives have on peace negotiation, more specifically on negotiation strategies in internal armed conflicts based on self-determination grievances. This study further assesses when the ripest time for the employment of incentives is, and in what way external incentives have an impact on possible negotiation asymmetries. Incentives in the following negotiation processes were analyzed: GoSL-LTTE in Sri Lanka (Eelam, 2002-03; 2006), GoI-GAM in Indonesia (Aceh, 2000-03; 2005), and the GRP-MILF in the Philippines (Mindanao, 2001-08). The findings indicate that those third party incentives which are linked to the core conflict issues are most likely to have some impact on the negotiation, but that committed pro-process leadership by the conflicting parties is also a necessity. The research also indicated that third parties have only limited options in employing incentives that can have an impact on the core conflict issues; and that, in any case, they are rarely willing to pursue such options. Committed strong leadership, presence of ripeness (far more frequently stipulated by an MHS than MEO),...
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